Bung-tap.



No. 678.764. Patented July I6, |90I.

J. C. F. REIMLU.

BUNG TAP.

(Application filed Nov. 23, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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SPEGIElGA'llON forming' part 0f Letters Patent No. 678,764, dated Tilly 16, 1901. Application filed November 23, 1900. Serial No. 87,479. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JULIUs C. F. REIMOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Metropolitan, in the county of Queens and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bung-Taps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to bung-taps; and it has for its objects to provide a device of this character which shall be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpensive of production, and one in which the bung may be quickly and securely engaged with its bushing and as quickly removed when desired, and one in which the faucet may be withdrawn from the bung and the bung be then automatically closed to prevent the escape of the contents of the vessel.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts,which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of the head of a keg or barrel, illustrating the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View of the bushing. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a view of the inner end of the bushing with the bung in place. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the bung. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the spring-hinge shown in Figs. 1 and 4, by means of which when the faucet is withdrawn from the bung the valve is causedto close the passage through the bung; and Fig. 7 is a view of a modified form of valve for the bung.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 denotes the head of a keg, barrel, or other closure, and 2 the bushing, which is inserted in a hole of the keg, barrel, or other closure and secured therein in any suitable manner, preferably by screwthreadingitin place, as shown. The inner end of the bushing is provided with an inwardly-projecting annular flange 3, having diametrically opposed openings 4 and with seats or recesses 5, arranged in a plane at right angles to the openings 4. The flan ge has its inner face inclined from the openings 4 to the seats 5. Said bushing is formed nearits outer end with an internal annular shoulder 6.

7 denotes the bung, which is formed with a bore 8, having inwardly-projecting studs 9, which are adapted to be received in the spiral groove 10 of the faucet 11 and lock said faucet in place. The bung is provided with an annular shoulder 12 of greater diameter than the body of the bore and with an annular recess 13, which recess is adapted to receive a rubber washer 14, which is adapted to be confined between the annular shoulder of the bushing and the shoulder 12 of the bung.

The inner end of the bung is provided with a spring-actuated valve 15, which may be in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 4 or in the form shown in Fig. 7, said valve being adapted to be held open when the faucet is inserted into the bung and locked in place and adapted to close when said `faucet is withdrawn. The inner end of the bung is provided with two diametrically opposite and outwardly-projecting lugs 16, which in the insertion of the bung into the bushing pass through the slots 4, and by giving the bung a quarter-turn these lugs ride upon the inclined face of the annular flange 3 and seat in the recesses 5, where they are held by the spring of the washer 14. The elasticity of this Washer may be augmented by the employment of a split metallic ring 17, (shown in Fig. 5,) so that when the bung is screwed into the bushing and its lugs engage with the seats of the bushing it Will be absolutely impossible for the bung to be blown out or removed until it has iirst been pressed inward to disengage the lugs from the seats, when by turning the bung a quarter of a revolution the lugs 16 are brought opposite to the openings 4 and the bung withdrawn. The faucet shown is similar in construction to that shown in my Patent No. 611,276, and the manner of holding it in place is practically the same. Therefore a detailed description of this feature of the invention is not considered essential in describing the construction and functions of the parts hereinbefore set forth.

From the foregoing description, taken in con-v nection with the accompanying drawings, the

construction,operation,and advantages of my IOO Vice is exceedingly useful for the purpose for which it is designed and may be placed upon the market at a comparatively small cost.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrilicing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, irsengagement with the seats or recesses of the annular flange of the bushing, the outer end of said bung having its bore enlarged to form a chamber coinciding with the chamber aforementioned, and being further provided with an annular ange of greater diameter than the bore of the bung and corresponding to the diameter of the chamber formed in the bushing, an elastic packing placed in the coinciding chambers and confined between the shoulders formed thereby, a spring-actuated valve carried by the inner end of said bung and adapted to be opened by the insertion of a faucet through said bung, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JULIUS C. F. REIMOLD.

Witnesses:

WM. BREUL, WM. REIMOLD. 

